Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
WILLIAM COWPERAbsence of proof is not proof of absence.
More William Cowper Quotes
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War’s a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
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And natural in gesture; much impress’d Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
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Manner is all in all, whate’er is writ,The substitute for genius, sense, and wit.
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I am out of humanity’s reach.I must finish my journey alone,Never hear the sweet music of speech;I start at the sound of my own.
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The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.
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Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa around, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn
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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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After long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.
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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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This fond attachment to the well-known place Whence first we started into life’s long race.
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Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.
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If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one.
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There is mercy in every place. And mercy, encouraging thought gives even affliction a grace and reconciles man to his lot.
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Grief is itself a medicine.
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Heaven’s harmony is universal love.
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